Archive for November 2011

Let us keep this wrap simple, since that is how the Hawks play was sold to use coming into the first game at home in a while. If you have seen my comment in the last post by Vegas, I mentioned that the Hawks were lucky to be sitting at the top of the standings.... Read more »

Well, not for the Hawks but for me. On Thursday I will hang up the shorts for a few days and head back to Chicago for a lot of eating and my first game at the UC since leaving in May of 10. But, most of you reading undoubtedly are not interested in my travel... Read more »

Well, it appears the last circus clown popped out of the car in Anaheim. Believe it or not, I really have nothing to bitch about in this game at all. Since both teams blew a wide open chances to score an empty net goal, the final score is a pretty fair indicator of what took... Read more »

Maybe it had something to do with the gluttonous state of the weekend, to eat too much, and buy more stuff you don’t need. Did you know stores opened at Midnight last night for shoppers to get in even earlier than usual (what is wrong with the world)? Well, the Hawks joined in on the crazy... Read more »

I really love how every time someone is playing against Niemi you hear all about how easy it is to beat him. All you have to do is this, or this, or that. Well, not even his old team had any answers last night as Niemi was the sole reason for the Hawks being defeated.... Read more »

The Sharks are starting a big 3-game stretch involving the Canucks, and Kings, following tonight’s game. The Sharks are on a roll heading into this evenings scrap and quite possibly the hottest team in the NHL. Not such great news for the Hawks who are coming off a terrible 2 games, which was preceded by... Read more »

Well, after two embarrassing games, we’ve seen plenty of commentary. On a pie chart of bitterness, optimism, pessimism and objectivity, I think bitterness is far and away the biggest slice. Clearly, a lot of people are pissed off about the way the team has played and a lot of things being said are what I... Read more »

In less then one minute, Hemski had picked Stalberg’s pocket at center ice, took it up the boards past Montador, and netted the Oilers first goal. And he made it look pretty easy. Usually, I go through each goal, but with a final score of 9-2, why bother? More or less, it was a disaster... Read more »

Despite out-shooting the Flames 32-26, winning the majority of face-offs, controlling the majority of puck possession (especially early), and all of this against a team with scoring issues, the Hawks were still spanked 5-2. What can only be compared to as being taken to school, as in, Duncan Keith was taken to school by Stempniak... Read more »

The Hawks are off to Cal-Gary tonight and then on to Edmonton on Saturday to finish up the Canada leg of this trip. Just a week ago, the Hawks beat the Flames at the UC 4-1 and then after a day off took care of the Oilers 6-3. With the streak of wins now at... Read more »